How to file Form B on MyTax, screen by screen.

Before you start: three things

One, log in at mytax.hasil.gov.my and choose e-Filing, then e-B (not e-BE — if you're unsure which you are, settle it in 30 seconds here), then the year of assessment. Two, have your numbers ready: gross income per business, expenses by category, equipment purchases, and your relief receipts. Three, block out a quiet hour. The form auto-saves as you click Save on each section, so you can stop and come back — but momentum helps.

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Particulars of Individual

Mostly pre-filled from LHDN's records — your name, TIN and IC arrive already locked in. You confirm citizenship, marital status as at 31 December, and the type of assessment (self, or joint with a spouse). The "record-keeping" question asks whether you keep proper records: answering honestly matters, because record-keeping is a legal duty with its own fine.

Screen 1 — identity details are pre-filled; you confirm status and type of assessment. (Personal details blacked out.)

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Other Particulars

Contact details, employer number if you also hold a job, and three parts worth slowing down for. The e-Commerce question: if you sell or earn through platforms, answer Yes and tick the model that fits (online sales, e-hailing, digital services). The refund bank account: must be your own, active, non-joint account — this is where any overpaid tax comes back to you. The addresses: business premise can simply be your home address if that's where you work. The Incentive Claim table at the bottom doesn't apply to most freelancers — leave it empty unless you hold an approval letter.

Screen 2 — contact, e-Commerce flags, refund bank account, and addresses. (Personal details blacked out.)

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Business income: the "Click to fill" sub-form

Screen 3 is where the real work happens. Click "Click to fill" next to "Particulars of business income" and a sub-form opens for your main business. The top section covers business losses (skip it if you had none); below it sit the financial particulars: business code (search by your activity), then the Statement of Profit or Loss.

The business income sub-form — losses at the top (most people skip), financial particulars below.

Sales or turnover is your gross income from the business for the year — everything clients and platforms paid you, before any costs. The inventory and cost-of-production rows mostly apply to people selling physical goods; service freelancers usually leave them empty.

Statement of Profit or Loss — Sales/turnover = your gross income for the year.

Other income catches business income that isn't your core sales: interest on the business account, rental of business assets, and so on. Most freelancers leave this section zero.

Other income — usually zeros for a typical freelancer.

Expenses is where your deductions live — and where good records pay off in actual ringgit. Map your costs to the closest rows: software and hosting fit "other expenses", outsourced work fits "contracts and subcontracts", client-related travel fits "travelling and transport". Only claim the business share of mixed-use costs, and only what you can evidence — the full deductible-expenses rundown is here.

The expenses grid — your deductions. Net profit/loss computes at the bottom.

Then comes the Statement of Financial Position — a light balance sheet. Don't panic: fill what you actually have and leave the rest zero. For most freelancers that's equipment under non-current assets, cash at bank under current assets, any business loan under liabilities, and the capital/drawings rows under owner's equity.

Non-current assets — your equipment and vehicles, if any.

Current assets — cash at bank is the row most freelancers actually use.

Liabilities — business borrowings, if any.

Owner's equity — capital in, profit for the year, drawings out.

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Statutory income and total income

Back on the main screen, your business profit flows into the statutory income rollup. Add employment income here if you have a job (from your EA form), plus dividends, rent or interest if applicable. Three rows deserve attention: MTD (tax your employer already deducted), Self installments / CP500 (prepayments LHDN billed you), and the donations row — gifts to approved bodies, capped at 10% of aggregate income. The foreign-income "Click to fill" tables only apply if you received income from outside Malaysia — most filers click straight past them.

Screen 3 main page — profit flows in, MTD and CP500 prepayments are credited. (Amounts blacked out.)

Donations to approved bodies — note the 10% of aggregate income restriction.

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Reliefs

The screen that decides how much you actually pay. Individual relief (RM 9,000) is automatic; everything else needs you to type the amount you're claiming — medical, lifestyle, insurance, EPF (including voluntary i-Saraan contributions), SOCSO, education, children, parents' medical. Two rules keep you safe: claim only what you hold receipts for, and respect each cap shown on screen. Reliefs are identical for Form B and Form BE — no freelancer discount, no freelancer penalty.

Screen 4 — every relief line with its cap. Type only what you can evidence.

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Summary: the moment of truth

The summary computes everything: total income, minus reliefs, equals chargeable income; tax charged; minus the rebate (RM 400 if chargeable income is RM 35,000 or below), zakat, MTD and CP500 payments. The last line tells you the verdict — tax payable (settle it by the same deadline as the form, or the 10% + 5% surcharge applies) or tax paid in excess (a refund, headed to the bank account from screen 2). Check every line against your own numbers before moving on.

Screen 5 — the full computation. This filing ended in a refund. (Amounts blacked out.)

After the summary, the declaration page asks you to confirm the return is true and complete — that legal responsibility is yours, which is exactly why you checked the pre-filled numbers. Sign with your digital certificate, submit, and download both the acknowledgement receipt and the e-B copy. Keep them, and every receipt behind them, for 7 years.